CoinMarketCap

CoinMarketCap (CMC) is a cryptocurrency market data aggregator that ranks crypto assets by market capitalization.

It provides:

• Real-time prices

• Market cap rankings

• Trading volume

• Exchange rankings

• Historical charts

• Sector categories

• Token unlock calendars

• ICO & new listing tracking

It is often used as a global reference point for crypto rankings and market dominance metrics (e.g., Bitcoin dominance).

CoinMarketCap is owned by Binance, which is an important context for advanced users.

CoinMarketCap collects data from:

• Centralized exchanges

• Selected decentralized exchanges

• Project self-reported data

• Public blockchain information

For each asset, it calculates:

• Market cap

• Circulating supply

• Fully diluted valuation (FDV)

• 24h trading volume

• Price change metrics

Users can:

• Filter tokens by sector

• Track watchlists

• Set price alerts

• Compare tokens

• Analyze exchange liquidity

CMC also assigns rankings and trust metrics to exchanges.

Use CoinMarketCap when you:

• Check market rankings quickly

• Compare market cap positions

• Monitor Bitcoin dominance

• Track new token listings

• Follow token unlock schedules

Not ideal if you:

• Need deep DeFi TVL analytics

• Want detailed DEX liquidity analysis

• Analyze on-chain whale activity